Hi All!
Abby is now 10 Months Old can you believe it! She is a goer and and climber and very strong willed! She is still working on those 4 top teeth. Actually she only has 2 that really still need to come through now.
Well, Abby had her tests at the U of M on Friday she was not happy. I thought the ultrasound would go ok, but she didn’t like the idea of being still. The other test as was worse for her as suspected. As there as a dr. in the room when it was done we found out right away that there was no reflux, so we don’t know what is causing the infections. We don’t have a follow up appointment with the specialist, so maybe she will call. I suspect this is something she will just have to out grow and until that time will be on antibiotics. I will let you know when I know more.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Abby Specialist Update
Hi All!
Abby had her appointment with the Pediatric Urologist specialist at the U of M yesterday and she was charmer and happy the whole time. They want to do the kidney ultrasound to make sure her kidneys are growing right and the VCUG (this is where they put in a catheter and fill her bladder and shot some contrast through the cath to see if the urine is going back up to the kidney’s they will be doing this about 3 times to try and set off the reflux). Apparently UTI’s aren’t suppose to cause fevers and she has had fevers all three times the last time she had strep throat to which is why she was running a 104 temp I am sure. The fever means bacteria are in her kidneys from the urine sitting there. She will be on the preventive antibiotic until she is at least 1. If the tests show something she will be on them until she out grows the reflux or might need surgery in the future to fix it. We are hoping she will grow out of it.
Friday Nov. 7th she is having these tests done. She seems to lay nice and still for the doctors so we will see how she does with this. She also seems to have grown a ¼ of an inch and 7 ounces since last week. They were surprised how tall she is for her age.
Abby had her appointment with the Pediatric Urologist specialist at the U of M yesterday and she was charmer and happy the whole time. They want to do the kidney ultrasound to make sure her kidneys are growing right and the VCUG (this is where they put in a catheter and fill her bladder and shot some contrast through the cath to see if the urine is going back up to the kidney’s they will be doing this about 3 times to try and set off the reflux). Apparently UTI’s aren’t suppose to cause fevers and she has had fevers all three times the last time she had strep throat to which is why she was running a 104 temp I am sure. The fever means bacteria are in her kidneys from the urine sitting there. She will be on the preventive antibiotic until she is at least 1. If the tests show something she will be on them until she out grows the reflux or might need surgery in the future to fix it. We are hoping she will grow out of it.
Friday Nov. 7th she is having these tests done. She seems to lay nice and still for the doctors so we will see how she does with this. She also seems to have grown a ¼ of an inch and 7 ounces since last week. They were surprised how tall she is for her age.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Abby 9 Month Update
Hi All!
Well, Abby is feeling better. She is 29 inches tall which is the 88 percentile and 19lbs 6oz which is 55 percentile. She had lost some weight when she was sick, but she gain a little over a pound back. As for her urinary tract infections (UTI) she has been put back on the preventive antibiotic and we will be taking her for a consult at the U of M. It is possible she will grow out of it. Mark family has a history of UTI ‘s so it could be hereditary. We will let you know when we do.
She is so funny she has learned to snort! It is really cute. She is as mobile as ever she will be a real handful when she starts walking. She is still working on those teeth too. Below is the picture of her snorting!
Well, Abby is feeling better. She is 29 inches tall which is the 88 percentile and 19lbs 6oz which is 55 percentile. She had lost some weight when she was sick, but she gain a little over a pound back. As for her urinary tract infections (UTI) she has been put back on the preventive antibiotic and we will be taking her for a consult at the U of M. It is possible she will grow out of it. Mark family has a history of UTI ‘s so it could be hereditary. We will let you know when we do.
She is so funny she has learned to snort! It is really cute. She is as mobile as ever she will be a real handful when she starts walking. She is still working on those teeth too. Below is the picture of her snorting!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Abby 9 Months Old
Hi All!
Well, this was supposed to be a 9 month stats update, but Abby decided that wouldn’t happen. What I thought and hoped was her teeth turned out to be another UTI and has a little bacteria in her throat.
She started running a temp Tuesday night and it just kept going up. I called the clinic Wednesday afternoon and they said keep her hydrated and try to keep her temp down and try to make it to her Friday well baby check. She didn’t make it that far. Thursday her temp spiked to 103.4 and to the clinic we went. They couldn't find anything viral for the cause of the fever, so she had to give urine sample to check for infection. Nothing really came back from so we had to wait to see if the culture would grow. The doctor started her back on the antibiotic just to be safe and said to try Motrin to get the fever down which did bring it down some. Well, Friday very early morning she woke up burning up 103.5. We cooled her best we could and I called the 24 hour nurse line and they said not to worry until it gets to 104 -105. We got her back to sleep to have her wake up at 7 with 103.8 and Mark said we could take her in. So off to the urgent care/ER where her temp thanks to the Motrin was down to 100.6 (little Stinker) by the time we got there. They did a chest X-ray and throat culture which they said came back fine. They told us just keep doing what we were doing and the antibiotic she was taking would cover any bacteria that might be there. Friday afternoon it actually spiked to 104, but by that night she was down to a nice 99.9 unfortunately she woke at 1:30am with 103.3 again, but hasn't had one since. I think she has built a resistance to Tylenol, because that wasn’t doing anything for her.
A nurse from the hospital called yesterday afternoon to say her throat culture after growing did have a few little bugs in it and to see how Abby was. She had to talk to Dr. about what he wanted to do about the little bugs in her throat. She called back to say she had ecoli in her urine which means infection and her antibiotic was fine for her throat to. Bummer! Now she will have to get the test again to see if her urine is going back into her kidneys and probably be on Antibiotics for a while. I should get a call from her Doctor today. She is fighting the antibiotic now, so this has been fun. I think she is tired of getting medicine after this last week. Needless to say you can’t do a well baby check when the baby is sick, so I have to re-schedule that appointment.
She is feeling better, but still a little fussy and very tired. She wants to be held a lot or not at all so she can get into whatever she can get her hands on! She is still working on those eye teeth the one tooth just doesn’t want to come through.
Well, this was supposed to be a 9 month stats update, but Abby decided that wouldn’t happen. What I thought and hoped was her teeth turned out to be another UTI and has a little bacteria in her throat.
She started running a temp Tuesday night and it just kept going up. I called the clinic Wednesday afternoon and they said keep her hydrated and try to keep her temp down and try to make it to her Friday well baby check. She didn’t make it that far. Thursday her temp spiked to 103.4 and to the clinic we went. They couldn't find anything viral for the cause of the fever, so she had to give urine sample to check for infection. Nothing really came back from so we had to wait to see if the culture would grow. The doctor started her back on the antibiotic just to be safe and said to try Motrin to get the fever down which did bring it down some. Well, Friday very early morning she woke up burning up 103.5. We cooled her best we could and I called the 24 hour nurse line and they said not to worry until it gets to 104 -105. We got her back to sleep to have her wake up at 7 with 103.8 and Mark said we could take her in. So off to the urgent care/ER where her temp thanks to the Motrin was down to 100.6 (little Stinker) by the time we got there. They did a chest X-ray and throat culture which they said came back fine. They told us just keep doing what we were doing and the antibiotic she was taking would cover any bacteria that might be there. Friday afternoon it actually spiked to 104, but by that night she was down to a nice 99.9 unfortunately she woke at 1:30am with 103.3 again, but hasn't had one since. I think she has built a resistance to Tylenol, because that wasn’t doing anything for her.
A nurse from the hospital called yesterday afternoon to say her throat culture after growing did have a few little bugs in it and to see how Abby was. She had to talk to Dr. about what he wanted to do about the little bugs in her throat. She called back to say she had ecoli in her urine which means infection and her antibiotic was fine for her throat to. Bummer! Now she will have to get the test again to see if her urine is going back into her kidneys and probably be on Antibiotics for a while. I should get a call from her Doctor today. She is fighting the antibiotic now, so this has been fun. I think she is tired of getting medicine after this last week. Needless to say you can’t do a well baby check when the baby is sick, so I have to re-schedule that appointment.
She is feeling better, but still a little fussy and very tired. She wants to be held a lot or not at all so she can get into whatever she can get her hands on! She is still working on those eye teeth the one tooth just doesn’t want to come through.
She is pulling herself up and trying to walk around things now. I am bummed because we just got her to sleep completely through the night and now it is back to the drawing board with that one. The picture i am posting is actually at 8 months but it all i have access to right now.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Abby is Crawling!
Hi All!
I know I haven't been good about getting on here and putting pictures on and stuff. Abby has a new accomplishment! She crawled last night! She did crawled about 3 feet a few different times. time to really Abby proof the house! She is a great baby, but she is very busy and curious. my dad is now feverishly working on finishing our stairwell and making a gate for the top of it.
Love to all!
Cherilynn
I know I haven't been good about getting on here and putting pictures on and stuff. Abby has a new accomplishment! She crawled last night! She did crawled about 3 feet a few different times. time to really Abby proof the house! She is a great baby, but she is very busy and curious. my dad is now feverishly working on finishing our stairwell and making a gate for the top of it.
Love to all!
Cherilynn
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Abby Burger King
I had 2 pictures of Abby from Burger King last week on my phone. I haven't gotten to the dedication pictures yet it is hard when we don't have internet at home.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Abby is 6 Months Old Today!!
Abby is 6 months old today. I will add some pictures when I get a chance. She has been sleeping through the night as far as I am concerned because she wakes around 3:30 and I get up around 4. She had slept through the night til 6:30 twice this past weekend in HER Bed in HER Room. She didn't quite make it that far this morning though. I am going to try and keep her in her room from now on.
She had a big weekend. Lots of company for July 4th and for her dedication on Sunday. She is a real trooper. All that passing around while teething and hot and she was still happy! Her first tooth is breaking through! She very very very close to sitting to. She can do it then throws herself back so we have to make sure there is a person or pillows behind her. She has her 6 month well baby check appointment on Friday, so I will update with stats later.
I will try and post the video of her dedication for those of you who weren't there.
She had a big weekend. Lots of company for July 4th and for her dedication on Sunday. She is a real trooper. All that passing around while teething and hot and she was still happy! Her first tooth is breaking through! She very very very close to sitting to. She can do it then throws herself back so we have to make sure there is a person or pillows behind her. She has her 6 month well baby check appointment on Friday, so I will update with stats later.
I will try and post the video of her dedication for those of you who weren't there.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Abby is 5 Months Old!
Abby is 5 months old as of yesterday. She is rolling over and has the cutest squeals and babbles. She really loves to hear her voice! . She has now almost made it thru her first cold. Her cold caused a bump in the sleeping through the night road, but we are getting back on track now. She doesn't like to be in one place for too long, so we are constantly moving her from one thing to another. These are her 4 month pictures.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Abby's New Milestone!
I had to share an exciting milestone for Abby she started sleeping through the night this weekend! Yeah! She was still a sleep when I left this morning going for her longest night yet! Ok, so half that time is spent in our bed, but she is sleeping through. Now the next thing will be sleeping through without being in our bed!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Abby 4 Months Old!
Hi All!
Well, Abby is 4 months old and she had her 4 month well baby check yesterday. They were surprised how big she has gotten! She is now 14lbs 3.7 oz, 25 ¼ inches long which means she is in the 62 percentile with her weight and 82 percentile with her height! She is so going to out grow her Mama! She will be on her preventive antibiotic until she is 6 months and then at the appointment they will set up an appointment to re-do the test that will show whether she has any urinary reflux into her kidneys. If not then, we can stop the antibiotic, if there is then we will have to see where we go from there. We are praying for no reflux! I will be adding pictures soon!
Well, Abby is 4 months old and she had her 4 month well baby check yesterday. They were surprised how big she has gotten! She is now 14lbs 3.7 oz, 25 ¼ inches long which means she is in the 62 percentile with her weight and 82 percentile with her height! She is so going to out grow her Mama! She will be on her preventive antibiotic until she is 6 months and then at the appointment they will set up an appointment to re-do the test that will show whether she has any urinary reflux into her kidneys. If not then, we can stop the antibiotic, if there is then we will have to see where we go from there. We are praying for no reflux! I will be adding pictures soon!
Friday, April 25, 2008
Abby is 3 1/2 months old
Here is some current pictures of Abby. She is now 3 1/2 months old! She is almost rolling over and almost sleeping through the night. I believe the picture with her hands folded like she is praying she is actually praying " Dear God please make my mommy stop with the camara."
Friday, February 22, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Abby Lynn
Hi All!I know it has been awhile and I have been scolded for not updating this after the baby came. Abby Lynn Oelke arrived on January 8th at 12:32pm. From the time my water broke and she arrived was 16hrs and 47min. 13min short of 17 hours! She was 6lbs 4oz & 21.5 inches long with brown hair with red highlights.
She does have her Daddy's, chin, mouth, hairline and blue eyes! She has my nose and hair color. There has definitely been some adjusting to do. She has had a few nursing issues, but at her 2 wk appoint she was 7lbs 9oz! She is getting bigger and cuter everyday. She started smiling within the first 2 wks. I am going to hate to go back to work in a couple of weeks. I have added some pictures.
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